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RICHARD GARNETT

Catalogue reference: RG

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Reference
RG
Title
RICHARD GARNETT
Date
1907
Description

Letter to Sir Sidney Lee 17 January 1904, attributed to Richard Garnett (1835-1906). Refers to his views on Shakespeare, the plot of the Tempest, critical of Dr Anders publication 'Shakespeares Books' published 1904.

Held by
London University: Queen Mary University of London
Former department reference
PP42Y
Creator(s)
Garnett, Richard (1835-1906)
Physical description
1 file
Immediate source of acquisition
No records on transfer to the Archives, found in Archives store in November 2010. Likely to have originated with a donation of books to the Palace Library by Sir Sidney Lee, along with an library accession register listing the books.
Unpublished finding aids
http://archives-catalogue.library.qmul.ac.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=RG
Administrative / biographical background

Richard Garnett, (b. Feb. 27, 1835, Lichfield, Staffordshire, Eng.?d. April 13, 1906, London), English writer, librarian, and the head of the Garnett family, which exerted a formative influence on the development of modern British writing. From the age of 15 until his retirement in 1899 he was in the employ of the British Museum.

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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d5c42687-8a89-44db-9e71-32d2c064a2ff/

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